Swingarm bearing slot flat spot???

[nickespi]

So I recently sold a swingarm to a guy and when he received it and went to mount it, he said the mechanic said that there was a flat spot and the bearings would not mount. He is saying the the opening is warped. How could this happen? Anyone experience this before?

 

[lil charlie]

pics??

 

[StrtRac3r]

So the swingarm has the flat spot? Shipping damage?

 

[nickespi]

I'm trying to get pics from the buyer. He's describing it as a flat spot in the bearing space opening. Says that it looks like it was filed. I know there were bearings in the swingarm before powdercoating, but they were removed.

 

[lil charlie]

Did you have it coated before you sold it or did he have it done afterwards?

 

[nickespi]

It was coated prior to me selling it. Once I coated it, I never got a chance to mount it before I sold my bike.

 

[Tufbusa]

You have no choice but to give the guy a refund.

 

[motochris]

You have no choice but to give the guy a refund.

sounds like the Right thing to do

 

[nickespi]

He sent me a pic of the arm. Not quite what I was imagining. To me, it looks like it was dropped on the corner. The arm went out in working order.

 

[Superjustin13]

It's definitely oblonged, but you still should be able to press a bearing in. I still don't see why it shouldnt run true after a bearing was pressed it. If you look at the picture it does look like the entire thing is a different diameter. It kind've does look like it was dropped, but material was definitely removed from it. Did a reputable power coating business do it?

 

[smac]

That thing is way out of round. I say give him a refund...

 

[880jedi]

Any pictures of how it looked before you shipped it? Things can be damaged in transit very easily.

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Either someone jacked it up getting the bearings out or it got dropped

 

[Tufbusa]

Non OEM swingarm, eh?

You'll never know how or why the damage occurred. If there was a bearing in the unit when it was powder coated, my guess would be the damage occurred while the unit was hot.

The bottom line is the buyer received a unit that is un-usuable through no fault of his own and you should be responsible by refunding his money.